| Academic Year: | 2024/25 |
| Owning Department/School: | Department for Health |
| Credits: | 10 [equivalent to 20 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 200 |
| Level: | Honours (FHEQ level 6) |
| Period: |
- Academic Year
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| Assessment Summary: | CWPG 50%, CWRI 50% |
| Assessment Detail: |
- Group Presentation (CWPG 50%)
- Individual written report (CWRI 50%)
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| Supplementary Assessment: |
- Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
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| Requisites: |
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| Learning Outcomes: |
- Critically appraise, synthesise, and apply relevant concepts and theories (MLO 3B)
- Critically appraise industries, organisations, and/or employment opportunities relevant to personal study interests on the course (MLO 4A)
- Critically appraise and formulate strategies and/or materials for fostering citizenship, inclusivity, equity, and/or sustainability in and through sport (MLO 5A)
- Critically appraise and synthesise ideas from relevant and reputable academic sources, such as journal articles and scholarly books (MLO 6A)
- Critically appraise and synthesise ideas from relevant and reputable non-academic sources, such as news media and policy documents (MLO 6B)
- Critically appraise personal contributions to collaborative work (MLO 7A)
- Respectfully and productively collaborate with a range of stakeholders and/or peers (MLO 7B)
- Logically, confidently, and convincingly employ writing, speaking, presenting, and/or reading skills (MLO 8A)
- Communicate appropriately and professionally to a variety of audiences (MLO 8B)
- Critically appraise the practical utility of academic knowledge (MLO 9A)
- Critically appraise the ways and extent to which practical knowledge is reflected in academic materials (MLO 9B)
- Effectively manage time, resources, and responsibilities to meet personal goals and course requirements (MLO 11A)
- Formulate new solutions to existing problems and critically appraise their strengths and weaknesses (MLO 12A)
- Creatively and effectively utilise a range of ICTs in completing and submitting assigned tasks (MLO 13A)
- Make use of and critically appraise feedback from a range of sources in developing and/or revising assignments (MLO 14A)
Proactively construct and implement strategies for dealing with changing situations and/or environments in the context of group work and/or independent research (MLO 15A)
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| Aims: | The aim of this unit is to critically assess the role of sport and related constructs (e.g., physical activity) in achieving social change, to construct a sport-based social intervention, and to reflect on learning in relation to potential career pathways.
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| Content: | Theory and concepts related to social change (e.g., activism, public pedagogy, inclusivity and diversity, power, inequality, citizenship, sustainability); sport and social movements (e.g., social change tactics, definitions of success, case studies); social change organisations and targets (e.g., sport for development NGOs, the United Nations); public, private, and third sector involvement in social change; organisational communication; careers in sport, physical activity, leisure, health, and exercise.
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| Course availability: |
HL30570 is a Designated Essential Unit on the following courses:
Department for Health
- UHHL-AFB24 : BSc(Hons) Sport Management & Coaching (Year 3)
- UHHL-AKB24 : BSc(Hons) Sport Management & Coaching with Professional Placement (Year 4)
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